Rubik's Games
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Rubik's Games is a 5 games in 1 PC game created for Windows 95/98 developed in part by Ernő Rubik
with Androsoft and was published by Hasbro Interactive
. It was part of Hasbro's classical games collection of PC related games, translating their most famous board games into best possible quality video games. A history of the Rubik's Cube and its inventor, written out in a webpage type file, with pictures is available from the Menu.
Rubik's Classics The main puzzle 3x3 was composed of a standard Rubik's Cube
, where the player could play and solve the puzzle using the PC's mouse, and even a paint and solve feature where they could paint the sides of the cube and then click on the solve feature, the computer would find the quickest solution to that arrangement of the puzzle. This could help the player solve a standard cube that they had at home without having to peel off the stickers or without taking their Cube apart so they can have a solved cube to play with. The Classics section also has the 2x2, 2x3, 4x4 5x5 versions of the puzzle.
Cover Up
On a grid of various sizes a series of colored columns are stacked up and the players job is to lay all the tiles so they completely cover the grid. As the grids become larger the stacks also become larger and more difficult to figure out in which patterns the tiles will fit onto the grid. The grid board can be turned at different angles to better see the grid.
Zigthrough
A chain of 5 squares, like a snake, can be moved left and right while it comes down from the top of the screen. As the chain moves the colors of the chain can be moved forward as desired so the head of the chain can be any of the 5 colors. As the chain reaches another block set on the playing field it stops, and the only way to clear the colored blocks off the playing field is to connect 3 squares of the same color. There are also unremovable blocks, that act as a barrier to get around. Once the path is clear the chain can reach the goal.
Rubik's Playground
Working more as an experiment in Physics the player guides a series of balls down ramps and across other hazards to reach the exit. There are 4 different types of balls: iron, rubber, plastic and exploding. The player can bump the balls into each other, or speed them up using ramps and magnets. A required amount of balls entering the Exit are needed to complete each puzzle. The player can create and save their own Playground puzzles, and save them into files on their computer, and uploaded to the Game's Official webpage.
Paint War
Is A Chess type game where the player has pieces that rank from zero to 5 and only pieces with a smaller number can take the pieces of their opponent, the zero piece can be taken by another zero piece that strikes first or a Number 5. Like the pawns in Chess being promoted the zero piece can be promoted to a number 5 if the players #5 piece has been taken out of the game. There are two ways to complete each match against the computer, or over the internet using the games webpage link.
1. Paint more of the 42 squares before the computer does.
2. Take all the computers players this is known as a KO
.
The number of the piece determines the number of squares that piece can paint. The player's opponent can paint a square and the player can paint over it, yet the match ends when all the squares have been painted or all the opponents pieces have been taken.
Erno Rubik
Ernő Rubik is a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube , Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Magic: Master Edition, Rubik's Snake and Rubik's 360....
with Androsoft and was published by Hasbro Interactive
Hasbro Interactive
Hasbro Interactive was an American video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large game and toy company.Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. Several Hasbro properties, such as Monopoly and Scrabble, had already...
. It was part of Hasbro's classical games collection of PC related games, translating their most famous board games into best possible quality video games. A history of the Rubik's Cube and its inventor, written out in a webpage type file, with pictures is available from the Menu.
The games
All games have a Challenge and free play mode.Rubik's Classics The main puzzle 3x3 was composed of a standard Rubik's Cube
Rubik's Cube
Rubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik.Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that...
, where the player could play and solve the puzzle using the PC's mouse, and even a paint and solve feature where they could paint the sides of the cube and then click on the solve feature, the computer would find the quickest solution to that arrangement of the puzzle. This could help the player solve a standard cube that they had at home without having to peel off the stickers or without taking their Cube apart so they can have a solved cube to play with. The Classics section also has the 2x2, 2x3, 4x4 5x5 versions of the puzzle.
Cover Up
On a grid of various sizes a series of colored columns are stacked up and the players job is to lay all the tiles so they completely cover the grid. As the grids become larger the stacks also become larger and more difficult to figure out in which patterns the tiles will fit onto the grid. The grid board can be turned at different angles to better see the grid.
Zigthrough
A chain of 5 squares, like a snake, can be moved left and right while it comes down from the top of the screen. As the chain moves the colors of the chain can be moved forward as desired so the head of the chain can be any of the 5 colors. As the chain reaches another block set on the playing field it stops, and the only way to clear the colored blocks off the playing field is to connect 3 squares of the same color. There are also unremovable blocks, that act as a barrier to get around. Once the path is clear the chain can reach the goal.
Rubik's Playground
Working more as an experiment in Physics the player guides a series of balls down ramps and across other hazards to reach the exit. There are 4 different types of balls: iron, rubber, plastic and exploding. The player can bump the balls into each other, or speed them up using ramps and magnets. A required amount of balls entering the Exit are needed to complete each puzzle. The player can create and save their own Playground puzzles, and save them into files on their computer, and uploaded to the Game's Official webpage.
Paint War
Is A Chess type game where the player has pieces that rank from zero to 5 and only pieces with a smaller number can take the pieces of their opponent, the zero piece can be taken by another zero piece that strikes first or a Number 5. Like the pawns in Chess being promoted the zero piece can be promoted to a number 5 if the players #5 piece has been taken out of the game. There are two ways to complete each match against the computer, or over the internet using the games webpage link.
1. Paint more of the 42 squares before the computer does.
2. Take all the computers players this is known as a KO
Ko
Ko or KO may refer to:* Ko , a Tamil action movie directed by K.V. Anand released in April 2011* Ko , the romanization of the Japanese kana こ and コ* Ko Mountain, the second highest peak in Sikhote-Alin*Ko, Lamphun, Thailand...
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The number of the piece determines the number of squares that piece can paint. The player's opponent can paint a square and the player can paint over it, yet the match ends when all the squares have been painted or all the opponents pieces have been taken.